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June 18, 2026
Fidelity Contrafund’s Danoff: Opportunity Is Everywhere

Big bets and letting winners run helped Danoff’s active equity fund consistently beat indexes.

Fidelity Contrafund’s Danoff: Opportunity Is Everywhere
CIO Webinar: What Limited Partners Want

Join Chief Investment Officer on June 25, 2026 at 2:00 PM for a discussion about what drives Limited Partners’ decisions, what earns their trust and what keeps them committed. Hear from leading voices across institutional investing and legal strategy as they share perspectives you won’t want to miss. Register Today.

CIO Webinar: What Limited Partners Want
POPULAR STORIES
New York City Pension Funds Return 13% in Fiscal 2026
Family Offices Face a Turning Point
Goldman Sachs to Add $30B in Assets Through NEOS Acquisition
La Caisse Returns 5.1% in First Half of Year
PBGC Makes Coverage Assessments for Prospective Pension Plans Permanent
Norges Bank CEO Warns Disasters, Crises Could Wipe Out $2.4T SWF
Endowments’ Alts Allocations Hit Plateau
As these institutions have less room to scale up their private markets programs, they are slowing down their investments in alternative asset classes, according to a report from Morgan Stanley.
Endowments’ Alts Allocations Hit Plateau
PSP Investments’ Fiscal 2026 Return Falls Well Short of Benchmark

A 7.3% loss from real estate investments created a drag on the pension giant’s performance.

 

PSP Investments’ Fiscal 2026 Return Falls Well Short of Benchmark
CalPERS Highlights Performance of Private Equity Program
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has come under scrutiny from the Retired Public Employees’ Association of California over its alternative investment program.
CalPERS Highlights Performance of Private Equity Program
PBGC to Pay Full Pensions for First Brands’ Workers

First Brands had terminated its pension plan, so the federal agency stepped in to ensure retirees receive their full benefits.

PBGC to Pay Full Pensions for First Brands’ Workers
PBGC Proposes Technical Changes to Special Financial Assistance Program

The agency seeks to clarify investment rules, streamline withdrawal liability settlements and eliminate a contribution reallocation exception.

PBGC Proposes Technical Changes to Special Financial Assistance Program
TRENDING: UC Berkeley Hires CIO From Brandeis
He will oversee $3.4 billion in assets at the Berkeley Endowment Management Co.
TRENDING: UC Berkeley Hires CIO From Brandeis
TRENDING: Investment Returns Outweigh Small Liability Jump for Pension Finances

The funded status of the 100 largest U.S. corporate defined benefit plans hit 109.6% in May, its highest since July 2001.

TRENDING: Investment Returns Outweigh Small Liability Jump for Pension Finances
Editorial: CIOeditors@issmediasolutions.com
Industry Intel Roundup—Featured Webinars
Chief Investment Officer is pleased to present the next edition of our Industry Intelligence roundup. This week, we are featuring webinars sponsored by or featuring experts in the industry. The content was created to supply actionable insights to institutional asset owners regarding investing and governance.
September 24, 2026
Allocator Insights
Get an exclusive first look at what your peers are doing.
June 25, 2026
What Limited Partners Want
As limited partner expectations evolve, so must the strategies of general partners. This webinar will dive into the minds of today’s LPs—what drives their decisions, what earns their trust and what keeps them committed.
January 22, 2026
Investment Outlook
Market experts will deliver forward-looking insights on the U.S. economy and the global macroeconomic trends shaping investment decisions. Gain a clear perspective on the forces driving markets in 2026—from inflation and interest rate trajectories to sector performance and geopolitical risk.
November 20, 2025
CIO Interview Series: Katherine Molnar, CIO, Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System
A more digital asset-friendly U.S. administration has helped catalyze real changes in how digital assets are discussed. Katherine Molnar, CIO of the Fairfax County Police Officers Retirement System, says her team has been investing in digital assets since 2018. Join Amy Resnick, Executive Editor of CIO, as she speaks with Molnar about the change in regulatory uncertainty; how the Fairfax County Retirement Systems has engaged with digital assets and tokenization; and how to get comfortable with the custody of digital assets and custodians.
September 25, 2025
CIO Interview Series: Rich Nuzum, Head of OCIO, Franklin Templeton
Join CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER Executive Editor Amy Resnick in conversation with Rich Nuzum, the new head of OCIO at Franklin Templeton and the former executive director of investments at Mercer. They will discuss the evolution of OCIO and the future of institutional allocation. The conversation will touch on the long-term growth potential of outsourcing for all types of institutional asset owners, the fastest growing sectors for outsourcing, for which funds outsourcing makes sense, and fiduciary monitoring—for which fiduciary duties investors are still responsible. Nuzum will also share his thoughts on and insights into the growing trend of the collective defined contribution and the use of model portfolios and custom target-date funds by retirement and institutional investors.
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